Ecuador Feb 1, 2021 David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.
United States Jan 4, 2021 Thank You For Giving Us Something To Smile About In 2020 Thanks to you, thousands of children will think of 2020 as the best year ever.
United States Oct 22, 2020 How an Ad For Smile Train Changed Andi's Life This cleft advocate has been changing lives since she was seven.
United States Jun 30, 2020 Chelsea and Luca When Chelsea learned Luca would be born with a cleft, she couldn't find a community to comfort her. So she started her own.
United States Jun 29, 2020 The COVID-19 Surgical Patient Checklist The COVID-19 Surgical Patient Checklist empowers surgical teams to stay safe while operating on COVID+, or suspected COVID+, patients.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
United States Apr 10, 2020 Manny Ventura: “What’s Your Battle Scar?” "Being born “different” is exactly why you should achieve big goals and be full of confidence."
United States Mar 9, 2020 Peggy and Katy When Katy was born with a cleft, it brought her and her mother on an unexpected, globetrotting journey.
United States Mar 5, 2020 Grace Peters: Born With a Purpose How Smile Train helped Grace go from a girl looking for answers to global cleft hero.
Cambodia Nov 27, 2019 A Lucky Girl When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear.
United States Jul 21, 2019 A Model of Empowerment It's past time to rethink the mission model of cleft care.
Ecuador Jun 11, 2019 A Father’s Legacy of Smiles How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.